{"id":21535,"date":"2026-07-30T02:00:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T21:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=21535"},"modified":"2026-07-30T02:00:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T21:00:29","slug":"white-house-pitches-senate-gop-on-tight-party-line-bill-focused-on-military-farm-aid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=21535","title":{"rendered":"White House pitches Senate GOP on \u2018tight\u2019 party-line bill focused on military, farm aid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.politico.com\/2f\/37\/8fb3f1b44787a4fd0ec75b0a67ca\/congress-tax-cuts-00999.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-v-8d32737f=\"\"><!--[--><\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"plain-text-block\" class=\"font-text text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-body-l)] text-[var(--color-text-primary)] leading-[1.6] mt-5 md:mt-[1.875rem]\">\u201cI think we all hate vote-a-rama,\u201d <!--[-->Johnson<!--]--> added. \u201cSome people are more sensitive to the kind of votes they have to take.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"plain-text-block\" class=\"font-text text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-body-l)] text-[var(--color-text-primary)] leading-[1.6] mt-5 md:mt-[1.875rem]\">In another complication, some Senate defense hawks want more military spending than the $60 billion House Republicans laid out in their own framework. <!--[-->Johnson<!--]--> said he and other Republicans expect to meet with Defense Secretary <!--[-->Pete Hegseth<!--]--> later Wednesday to discuss the Pentagon\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"plain-text-block\" class=\"font-text text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-body-l)] text-[var(--color-text-primary)] leading-[1.6] mt-5 md:mt-[1.875rem]\">But other Senate Republicans, such as Sen. <!--[--><span data-testid=\"person-ref\">Lisa Murkowski<\/span><!--]--> (R-Alaska), aren\u2019t convinced it\u2019s a good idea to pursue another party-line bill at all.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"plain-text-block\" class=\"font-text text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-body-l)] text-[var(--color-text-primary)] leading-[1.6] mt-5 md:mt-[1.875rem]\">\u201cIt used to be we would try to figure out how we worked through some challenging problems with the minority,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"plain-text-block\" class=\"font-text text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-body-l)] text-[var(--color-text-primary)] leading-[1.6] mt-5 md:mt-[1.875rem]\"><!--[-->Murkowski<!--]--> added that the <!--[-->Trump<!--]--> administration\u2019s strategy of relying on the reconciliation process to avoid bipartisan negotiations only works if a majority of Republican senators go along with the plan.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"plain-text-block\" class=\"font-text text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-body-l)] text-[var(--color-text-primary)] leading-[1.6] mt-5 md:mt-[1.875rem]\">\u201cIt\u2019s not always guaranteed that you get 50\u201d votes, she said.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"plain-text-block\" class=\"font-text text-[length:var(--dimension-typescale-body-l)] text-[var(--color-text-primary)] leading-[1.6] mt-5 md:mt-[1.875rem]\"><!--[-->Vought<!--]-->, meanwhile, leaned on the potential for yet another party-line reconciliation package to be enacted after the midterm elections as another vehicle to deliver key priorities. 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